CH RISTM‘A’ SOLO ,S/ (/4 .

Chn‘stmas music. old and new. arranged for the violin.

With chord symbols.
CHRISTMAS SOLOS
FOR THE ~
VIOLIN.

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 A CHILI) THIS DAY IS BORN 4
ALL MY HEART THIS NIGHT REJOICES 4
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH 5

AS WITH GLAI)NI.~SS MEN OE 0w 5

AWAY IN A MANGER (VERSION 1) 6

AWAY IN A MANGER (VERSION 2) 6

THE BARE OE BETHLEHEM 7
BESIDE THY CRADLE HERE I STAND 7

THE. BIRTHDAY OE A KING 8

THE BOAR'S HEAD CAROL 8
BREAK FORTH, O BI—AlI'I'I-.()US HEAVENLY LIGHT 9

BRIGHrEST AND BEST 9

BRING A TORCH JEANETTE, ISABELLA I0
CHRIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY l0
CHRISTMAS BELLS (A ROUND) II
CHRISTMAS EVE 12
THE COVENTRY CAROL II

THE CRADLE I3
DECK THE HALL I3
THE FIRST NOWELL I4
FIEMISH CAROL IS
THE FRIENDLY BEASI'S 15
FROM HEAVEN HIGH I COME TO YOU I6
GOD BLESS THE MASTER OE THIS HOUSE. I6
GOD FROM ON HIGH HATH HEARD I4
GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN I7
GOOD KING WENCESLAS l7
HARK! THE: HERALD ANGELS SING 18
HERE WE COME A—WASSAILING I9
THE HOLLY AND THE IVY I9
HOW BRIGHTLY BEAMS 21
THE HURON CAROL 20
I SAW THREE SHIPS 22
IE YE WOULD HEAR 21
IN DULCI JURILO 23
IN THE SILENCE OE THE NIGHT 22
INEANT HOLY 24
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR (VERSION 1) 25
IT CAME. UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR (VERSION 2) 25
JINGLE BELLS 24
jOY TO THE: WORLD 26
LET OUR GLADNESS KNOW No END 27
LITTLE jE‘SUS (ROCKING) 18
LO, HOW A ROSE E’ER BLOOMING 26
LOVE CAME. DOWN AT CHRISTMAS 20
MARY HAD A BABY 4I
MASTERS IN THIS HALL 27
THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT 36
NO ROOM IN THE INN 28
O CHRISTMAS TREE: 42
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL 28
O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL 29
O LITTLE TOWN OF BE‘IHLE‘HEM (VERSION 1) 30
O LITTLE TOWN OE BETHLEHEM (VERSION 2) 30

O SANCTISSIMA 29
ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S Cm 31
PAST THREE O‘CLOCK 31
PUER NATUS 32
QUEM PASTORES 32
RIGHTEOUS JOSEPH 4S
RING OUT, YE WILD AND MERRY BELLS 33
RISE UR SHEPHERD, AND FOLLOW 34
SEE AMID THE WIN’IER’S SNOW 35

THE SEVEN ]0YS OE MARY 36

SILENT NIGHT 37
THE: SIMPLE BIRTH 37
SONG OF THE SHIP 40
STAR OF THE EAST 38

SUSSEX CAROL 39
THERE CAME A LnTLE: CHILD TO EARTH 39

THIS ENDRIS NIGHT 47

UP ON THE HOUSETOI> 4O
WASSAIL SONG 41

WE THREE KINGS 43
WE WISH You A MERRY CHRISTMAS 42

WEXFORI) CAROL 44
WHAT CHILD IS THIS (GREENSLEEVES) 46
WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN OE MARY FREE 44

THE WORLD‘S DESIRE 4S

ZITHER CAROL 47
 A CHILD THIS DAY Is BORN
Traditional English carol

Moderato A. E. C#m7

ALL MY HEART THIS NIGHT R EJOICES

Johann G. Hx‘h'ng. 1637—1676

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 AWAY IN A MANGER (VERSION 1)
James R. Murra). l84l—I9OS

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.Wl

AWAY IN A MANGER (VERSION 2)

\Villlam Kirkpatrick, 1838—192]

Moderato

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 Tina BIRTHDAY Or A KING
\N’iIIiJm Hound Nrullingcr

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THE BOAR’S HEAD CAROL

Tradilmnal English urol

F Refrain
Dm

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BREAK FORTH, O Bh‘ALrI'hous
H l-ZAVI:NLY LIGHT
}nh.1nn N’hup, (. 590—1664

Gsus4 G7 C A7 Bb F
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CHRISTMAS BELLS (A ROUND

)
Traditional

THE COVENTRY CAROL

Traditional

Cm

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CHRISTMAS EVE
Tradino'nal

Bm/ D Am

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THE CRADLE
Traditional

Moderate

DECK THE HALL

Traditional Welsh carol

With spm"t

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FROM HEAVEN HIGH I COME To You

Traditional
Moderate

Bm
9 v Bm/ A G A/C# Bm
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G01) REST You MERRY, GENTLEMI—LN

Traditional higlish carol

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18

G
 l9

HERE WE COME A-WASSAILING

Traditional English carol

THE HOLLY AND THE IVY

Traditional English carol

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THE HURON CAROL

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LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS

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How BRIGHTLY BEAMS

Traditional

Eb Bb/D Eb Cm Bb/D cm/Eb F7

1F YE WOULD HEAR
Traditional

"—I-"- -_'-—A
.-.'-—_—- -l-'-I_
I..‘-’—--__I_—_
“-_—'___I—-—

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I SAW THRH: Sun’s

Traditional English urol

IN THE SILENCE OF THE NIGHT

Traditional Polish carol

F7(no 3rd)/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Cm7/Bb

IN [)ULCI JUBII ()
Nth Lt'ntun (jet-man tune
24

INFANT HOLY
Tradinunfl

JINGLE BELLS
Jamcs Pu-rpom

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IT CAME UPON T111: MIDNIGHT CLEAR (VERSION
RILh-lr Starr: WIHI: 1819—1900
Moderato

Dm G

IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR (VERSION 2)

Arthur Sullu'an. 1842—1900

Moderate

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 LET OUR (,"LA1)NEss KNOW NO END
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MASTERS IN THIS HALL

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Gm Dm

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N0 ROOM IN THE INN

TI'JdHIOMI

Moderato
C/E F/A Gm F/A

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

John I: “’adc. l7ll-I786

Moderately

DG Em 7 A

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O COME, O COME , EMMANUEL

adapt“! lr'om plalnmng h} Thomas Hvlmorc. Hill—[890

Refrain

O SANCTISSIMA
from Tammll's Psal_modi. I794

Moderato

A/ C# Em E

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() LITTLE TOWN OE BETHLEHEM (VERSION 1)

Imus H. Rcdm-r. l83l-l908

Moderato

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM (VERSION 2)

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ONCE IN ROYAL DAvn)’s CITY

H.J (iaunllen. MOS—1876

Em

PAST THREE O’CLOCK

Traditional

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PUER NA’I‘US
Tr‘adin‘onal

Eb/G
F
Gm

QUEM PASTORES
Traditional

Not too fast

Bb/D F/A Bb A/Ct‘ Dm

Gm C7

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RIM; OUT, Y1~. WlLl) AND MERRY BELLS

L" Mautland

Em

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RISE U}: SHEPHERD, AN!) FOLLOW

qu .spimual

With feelm'g
No Chord No Chord

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SEE AM”) THE WINTl—R’s SNOW

Traditional

Moderato

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THE Sl—LVhN Jovs OF MARY

Traditional

THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT

Traditional
[fa-mp“
WV.

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. .
‘ ‘

SILENT NIGHT
l-ram (-‘rubcr. I787—l865

THE SIMPLE BIRTH

Traditional

Andante

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STAR OF THE EAST

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Susssx CAROL
Traditional English carol

Allegretto

THERE CAME A LITTLE CHILI) To EARTH

KN. Malhvus

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UP ON THE HOUSETOP

»—
v
H‘R, Hanh\_

A
SONG OF THE SHIP
Traditional

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 WASSAIL SONG
Traditional hi‘gll’Sh carol

With spm"t

MARY HAD A BABY

Negro spiritual

Not too fast

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Wk WISH You A MERRY CHRISTMAS

'"JdIKIUDJl Pnglnh rarnl

Moderato

Dm G

O CHRISTMAS TREE
Traditional Gonnan carol

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W1: THREE KINGS

John H. “()Pklm. In, l820—l89l

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 thr‘mu) CAROL
'Ir'adltmnal l'ngllsh urol

WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN OF MARY FRI-LE

Arthur H. Brown

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THE WORLD’S DESIRE

Traditional

Moderate

RIGHTEOUS JOSEPH
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WHAT CHILI) Is THIS? (GREhNS.‘Ll—il—le—LS)

Tfldlhunll higlish (uni

Refrain

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THIS ENDRIS NIGHT

Traditional
Andantino

Bm

Em A7

ZITHER CAROL
Traditional

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